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Read this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide on how to use the Elder Melder. Learn of item & decoration melding, including the First Wyverian Ritual!!!

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Drop Rate Bug Announced

Jewel Drop Rate Of First Wyverian Ritual Affected

Drop Rate Bug Announced

As of Sep 7, 2019, according to Monster Hunter Japanese Official, there is a jewel drop rate issue with First Wyverian Ritual. They are planning to fix the issue in the coming update.

Check Out Jewel Drop Rate Issue Here

What Is Item Melding?

Process Of Creating Items & Decorations

Process Of Creating Items & Decorations

Item Melding is a unique Monster Hunter feature that lets you "meld" ingredients and turn them into other items such as consumables, monster gems, decorations, and more.

Requires Melding Points To Create

Requires Melding Points To Create

Aside from needing Research Points, melding items require "Melding Points" that you need to fulfill in order to craft your chosen item. You can input Melding Points by using a variety of other items from your Item Box.

Ingredients Can Sometimes Have Bonuses

Ingredients Can Sometimes Have Bonuses

During some in-game events the Elder Melder will have a variety of ingredient bonuses. This means that certain ingredients are worth more Melding Points, allowing you to meld more items.

How To Unlock & Upgrade Elder Melder

How To Unlock & Upgrade Elder Melder

Complete 5★ Legiana Quest To Unlock

To first unlock the Elder Melder & her Melding Pot, you need to complete the 5★ Assignment "Legiana: The Embodiment of Elegance". When you get back to Astera, talk to the Elder Melder to get the tutorial on melding.

Complete Story To Upgrade Melding Options

Add Item Melding Options After 6★ Zorah Magdaros Quest

When you complete the 6★ Assignment "A Colossal Task", more items will be added in the Elder Melder's pot.

Items Added After Quest

Item Research Points Melding Points
Ancient Potion 80 100
Dash Juice 80 100
Mega Demondrug 80 100
Mega Armorskin 80 100
Mega Large Barrel Bomb 80 50
Dragon Ammo 50 20
Rathalos Marrow 100 100
Diablos Marrow 100 100
Odogaron Plate 200 100
Legiana Plate 200 100
Rathian Plate 200 100

Finish 6★ Anjanath Quest To Unlock Decoration Melding

You can also unlock some decorations that you can meld in the Elder Melder. You can unlock this option by completing the 6★ Assignment "Tickled Pink".

About First Wyverian Ritual & Uses

Randomly Meld Powerful Decorations

Randomly Meld Powerful Decorations

The First Wyverian Ritual allows you to use other decorations and randomly meld them into new ones. Though chances are random, you can get powerful decorations with this method.

Unlock By Completing 9★ Xeno'jiiva Quest

To get the First Wyverian Ritual unlocked, you need to complete the 9★ Assignment "Land of Convergence". Here you'll get your first Streamstone which will unlock this new process.

3 Types Of First Wyverian Ritual Techniques

There are 3 types of First Wyverian Rituals that you can do to meld decorations. The more costly process will have higher chance of producing more powerful decorations.

3 Types Of Rituals & Points Needed

Ritual Materials Needed
Spire Sorcery - Streamstone Shard
- 150 Research Points
- Chosen decorations
Coral Concoction - Streamstone
- 250 Research Points
- Chosen decorations
Strange Stream - Gleaming Streamstone
- 400 Research Points
- Chosen decorations

How To Get Streamstones

Streamstones are needed go through the First Wyverian Ritual. These can be gathered from quests where you have to face Tempered or Arch Tempered monsters.

Check Out How To Get Streamstones Here!

Recommended Items To Meld

Use Melding To Get Gems & Plates

Since monster materials such as gems and plates can be hard to get as monster drops, you can use the Elder Melder to meld them instead. These are the items you need to prioritize as they're needed in crafting weapons & gear.

Meld Items Useful In Quests

Items such as potions, bombs, and other things that are useful in quests are also recommended to be melded with the Elder Melder. It is always better to have more of these items that find yourself lacking them.

Recommended Items To Meld

Item Rating Criteria
Lifepowder Useful in multiplayer mode
Ancient Potion Difficult to craft & powerful use
Tranq Bomb ★★ Required in capturing monsters
Pitfall Trap ★★ Helpful in capturing monster
Plate ★★★ A rare material
Gem / Ruby ★★★ A rare material

All Melded Items List

Regular Melded Items List

Item Research Points Melding Points
Mega Potion 20 10
Nulberry 20 10
Max Potion 50 30
Might Pill 40 50
Adamant Pill 40 50
Lifepowder 30 50
Herbal Powder 30 50
Demon Powder 40 50
Hardshell Powder 40 50
Farcaster 20 30
Tranq Bomb 20 30
Shock Trap 20 30
Demon Ammo 30 50
Armor Ammo 30 50
Ancient Potion 80 100
Dash Juice 80 100
Mega Demondrug 80 100
Mega Armorskin 80 100
Poisoned Meat 40 20
Tinged Meat 40 20
Drugged Meat 40 20
Bounce Bomb 40 30
Mega Bounce Bomb 80 50
Pitfall Trap 80 50
Flash Pod 40 20
Screamer Pod 40 20
Dung Pod 40 20
Dragon Ammo 50 20

Items Melded From Steel Wyverian Print

Item Research Points Melding Points
Rathian Spike 100 100
Rathian Spike+ 200 100
Radobaan Marrow 100 100
Radobaan Medulla 200 100
Rathalos Marrow 100 100
Rathalos Medulla 200 100
Diablos Marrow 100 100
Blos Medulla 200 100
Uragaan Marrow 100 100
Bazelgeuse Fuse 200 100

Items Melded From Silver Wyverian Print

Item Research Points Melding Points
Lightcrystal 100 100
Novacrystal 100 100
Firecell Stone 200 100
Dragonbone Relic 200 100
Elder Dragon Blood 200 100
Anjanath Plate 200 100
Rathian Plate 200 100
Odogaron Plate 200 100
Legiana Plate 200 100
Rathian Plate 200 100

Items Melded From Gold Wyverian Print

Item Research Points Melding Points
Wyvern Gem 200 100
Bird Wyvern Gem 300 100
Zorah Magdaros Gem 300 100
Rathian Ruby 300 100
Anjanath Gem 300 100
Legiana Gem 300 100
Odogaron Gem 300 100
Rathian Ruby 300 100
Uragaan Ruby 300 100
Bazelgeuse Gem 300 100
Nergigante Gem 300 100
Vaal Hazak Gem 300 100
Teostra Gem 300 100
Daora Gem 300 100
Xeno'jiiva Gem 300 100

All Items Used For Melding

Ingredients & Items For Melding List

Item Melding Points Value
Iron Ore 2
Machalite Ore 4
Dragonite Ore 5
Carbalite Ore 6
Flowfern 1
Snow Herb 1
Dragonfell Berry 4
Monster Bone S 2
Quality Bone 6
Ancient Bone 10
Boulder Bone 10
Coral Bone 10
Warped Bone 10
Unknown Skull 10
Kestodon Scalp 10
Hornetaur Head 10
Mosswine Hide 10
Girros Fang 10
Pukei Coin 10
Kulu Coin 10
Rathian Coin 10
Tzitzi Coin 20
Barroth Coin 20
First Wyverian Print 100
Monster Bone M 10
Monster Bone L 10
Monster Bone+ 10
Monster Keenbone 10
Commendation 50
Great Jagras Mane 20
Barroth Scalp 30
Fertile Mud 20
Rathian Webbing 30
Rath Wingtalon 30
Wyvern Bonemass 20
Radobaan Oilshell 30
Tobi Kadachi Membrane 20
Legiana Tail Webbing 30
Diablos Tailcase 30
Diablos Fang 20
Kirin Mane 50
Great Hornfly 20
Sinister Cloth 20
Tailraider Voucher 20

All Melded Decorations List

No Way Of Classifying Decoration Melding

Aside from the decorations you unlock in decorations melding, those that you get from the First Wyverian Ritual will be completely random. However, this is a great way to get rid of useless decorations that you don't plan to use in any loadouts.

All Melded Decorations List

Item Research Points Melding Points
Defense Jewel 1 1000 100
Fire Res Jewel 1 500 50
Water Res Jewel 1 500 50
Ice Res Jewel 1 500 50
Thunder Res Jewel 1 500 50
Dragon Res Jewel 1 500 50
Blaze Jewel 1 1000 100
Stream Jewel 1 1000 100
Frost Jewel 1 1000 100
Bolt Jewel 1 1000 100
Dragon Jewel 1 1000 100

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